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Comparing and Clustering Residential Layouts Using a Novel Measure of Grating Difference
Clustering is widely used as a knowledge discovery method in scientific studies but is not often used in architectural research. This paper applies...
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Space Syntax Analysis of the Spatial Configuration of Yalova Traditional Rural Houses
The province of Yalova, located in the northwest of Turkey, has a unique architecture of traditional rural housing, but struggles to survive and be...
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Complex Vaulted Systems: Geometry and Architecture from Design to Construction
Nexus Network Journal guest editors Roberta Spallone and Marco Vitali introduce the papers in vol. 22 no. 4, a special issue dedicated to Complex...
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A Parametric Model for Designing Swallow Roofs of Anatolia
This paper presents a parametric model to design five different types of Anatolian swallow roofs (SR) that help designers create complex designs by...
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Parametric Geometry of Curves and Surfaces Architectural Form-Finding
This textbook provides a thorough introduction to the differential geometry of parametrized curves and surfaces, along with a wealth of applications...
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Developable Ruled Surfaces from a Cylindrical Helix and Their Applications as Architectural Surfaces
The study of developable surfaces has not been very common in the context of architectural education. This is not due to their complexity, but...
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The Subsymmetry Analysis and Rule-Based Synthesis of John Portman’s Midnight Sun
The symmetry properties of John Portman’s 1968 Midnight Sun cocktail bar are discussed in detail. A special emphasis is given to subsymmetry analysis...
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Cellular Automata for Infill Designs in Historic Urban Quarters
This study presents a computational approach to generating infill designs in historic urban quarters, by utilizing urban knowledge. The approach...
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From Complex Dynamics to the Architecture of the City
The paper presents a theory for the architecture of the city. The aim of the theory, based on the imitation of cities that grow spontaneously, is to...
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Feasibility (or How to Meet Requirements)
This chapter is focused on the existence and calculus of solutions for linear systems of equations and inequalities as well as on their solutions...
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Geometry of Curves and Surfaces in Contemporary Chair Design
In the present work, we focus on some of the current trends used in furniture design, from a dual point of view: differential geometry of curves and...
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Classical Greek and Roman Architecture: Examples and Typologies
Focusing on Vitruvius’ De Architectura Libri Decem, the oldest extant architectural treatise available today, this chapter traces the ways in which...
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Examining Visitor-Inhabitant Relations in Palladian Villas
A Justified Plan Graph (JPG) method uses graph mathematics to measure the connectivity properties of an architectural plan, providing insights into...
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Transverse Arches in Spanish Ribless Vaults
This article selects Spanish ribless vaults as the object of study and presents new research findings derived from the analysis of formal aspects....
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Approaching Developable Surfaces Through Shadow and Penumbra
This paper enquires into the relationship between the rigorous graphic construction of penumbra and shadow and the idea of a developable surface...
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Islamic Design and Its Relation to Mathematics
Complex geometrical designs are a familiar feature of Islamic art. Here we consider the historical context of this genre, tracing it back to the...
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Artificial Intelligence and Urban Block—Building the Common Language
The research focuses on the application of AI in the field of urban morphology. The research takes urban blocks as a case study and treats urban...
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Fortification Design and Geometry in the Papers of Gaspare Beretta
Looking at the past, among the main modalities of transmission of knowledge (alongside with manuscripts and printed treatises and with respect to the...
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Organic Reference in Design. The Shape Between Invention and Imitation
Historical treatises pursued the search for a rule in geometric laws that envisage the relationship between numbers and forms, fixing the...
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Projecting Architecture
This research deals with the tangible perception of space, on paper and in physical form. It explores the translation of the real into the perceived...
